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Old 07-07-2008, 05:06 PM   #1 (permalink)
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The heart thread - Thai expressions with jai
Can you add to / amend / improve this list of Thai expressions using the word for heart, jai?

chua jai – believe
dee jai – happy
dtaam jai – please yourself, up to you
dtang jai – purposefully
dtat sin jai – decide
dtok jai – shocked, frightened
goom jai – worried
greng jai – defer to, be afraid of offending
jai baap – sinful
jai dam – cruel, malicious
jai dee – kind, generous
jai deeoh – faithful
jai keng – stubborn
jai lai – mean, nasty
jai orn – soft-hearted
jai rorn – hot tempered, impatient
jai yen – calm
jai yen yen – calm down
mai por jai - dissatisfied
man jai – confident
nam jai – generous
por jai – satisfied
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Old 07-07-2008, 05:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
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jai haai - stunned / shocked
jai kwaam- gist / essence
jai san - scared
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jai bun - charitable
jai loiiee - forgetful

and my favourite, jai ngaai - cheap (easy to get) women
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jai glaa - brave bold
jai gwaang - generous
jam jai - force or be forced to do something


this might be a daft question but what about "mai khao jai" i dont understand....does the "jai" relate to heart?
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jai I think can also relate to mind - mai khao jai = not enter mind
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mai khao jai
jai can mean "mind" as well as heart.

khao - enter, get in.

mai khao jai - can't get in my mind. I don't understand.
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duang jai- sweetheart, darling
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hŭa jai - heart (used mostly when related to love)
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sia jai - upset
noi jai - slighted, ignored
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อบอุ่นใจ òp òon jai - comforted; warm
จิตใจ jìt jai - mind ; heart ; thoughts ; spirit: mood
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Ruam jai = United Hearts

Which gave birth to - Ruam Jai Thai = United Thai Hearts
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Isaan/Lao Expressions to do with jai - from a Lao website

khop jai - to be grateful is to have a full or thankful heart
khao jai - to understand is to enter the heart
dee jai - to be glad is to feel good at heart
jai dee - to be kind and honest is to have a good heart
jai hai - to be angry is to feel bad in the heart
sia jai - to be sorry is to have lost the heart
hen jai - to have empathy is to see the heart
ouk jai - to feel upset is to be unhappy at heart
jai noy - to be sensitive (touchy, nervous) is to have a small heart
jai khap khaep - to be mean or stingy is to have a narrow heart
tok jai - to be startled or get a fright is to drop the heart
jai loy - to be absent minded is to have a heart which floats
lai jai - to be hesitant is to have many hearts
baw sabai jai - to be worried is to have a sick heart
sabai jai - to be content is to have a serene heart
jai yen - to be without worries is to feel cool in the heart
jai hon - to be impatient or angry is to have a hot heart
jai kuang - to be generous is to have a large heart
thouk jai - to be sad is to have a heavy heart
souk jai - to be happy is to have a 'sweet' heart
jai ngai - to be easily persuaded is to have an easy heart
jai det - to be decisive
jai daam - to be bitter to the point of revenge is to have a black heart
jai boun - to be charitable is to have a festive heart
greng jai or kreng jai - to be considerate, respecting the wishes of elders and superiors – (probably the most difficult of all to explain in a Western concept)
jai nyai - to be generous is to be big hearted
jai ot thon - to be patient is to have a persevering heart
jai bolisud - to be honest is to have a pure heart
jai ka - to be brave is to have a daring heart
jai baw ka - to be timid is to have a cautious heart
jai kaeng - to control one's emotions is to have a strong heart
jai khart - to die is to have your heart torn apart
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ThaiHeartTalk.Info : Say what you feel in Thai by Christopher G. Moore
Christopher G. Moore’s book hearttalk: Say What You Feel in Thai is now in its third edition (Heaven Lake Press, 2006), containing 743 jai phrases—over 200 more than in the second edition (Heaven Lake Press, 1998). hearttalk explains the basic conditions of the Thai heart such as ‘happy, sad, kind, cruel’, the more vivid expressions such as ‘hard, soft, broad, narrow, open, concealed, confident, doubting, sinking, uplifting’, and the metaphors such as ‘bland, salty, diamond, dog, monk, monster’ that are often puzzling to non-native Thai speakers. (more about the book: heart talk)
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I'm Thai and when I was young I live in Korat, yes Korat is not Lao and differ from central Thai, but i don't know how to explain to you. there is a Thai singer "PongThep Kradonchamnarn" or พงษ์เทพ กระโดนชำนาญ he is real Korat and his song is Korat song, I think you can try to listen to his songs. ^^

Since you are a Thai speaker I hope you will help me.
I would like you to write, in Thai, the following words:

1. Por Bor Tor 4
2. Por Bor Tor 5
3. Por Bor Tor 6
4. Nor Sor 2
5. Nor Sor 3
6. Nor Sor 3 Gor
7. Nor Sor 4 Chanote

As you can see they are the types of Thai land titles. I need to have them in Thai writing.

I hope that you can help me. Thanks
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jai glaa - brave bold
jai gwaang - generous
jam jai - force or be forced to do something


this might be a daft question but what about "mai khao jai" i dont understand....does the "jai" relate to heart?
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1.[noun] heart; spirit; spiritual center or core; soul; inner being; mind
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jaehn jai - to remember; learn by heart; learn or know thoroughly
jai khaeng - hard-hearted
Jaikhwaam - heart of the matter
jai dtoh - (showing disapproval) generous; broad-minded; kind; kind-hearted
jai saam - immoral; evil of heart; mean
jai raay - cruel-hearted
jai sohk gabprohk - dirty-hearted
jai aawn - weak of spirit; soft-hearted; squeamish
thaaw jai - discouraged; sad; disheartened
thee jai - in heart; in the heart
nam jai - generosity; charitable; hospitality; kindness; heart; spirit; good feelings
bplook jai - encouraged; emboldened; heartened
nai huaa jai - in the heart
aawn jai - discouraged; downhearted
bao jai - to feel relieved; light-hearted; care-free
nai huaa jai khaawng chan - In my heart
rohk huaa jai khaat leuuat - angina
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